Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1887-02-23
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subject Of Discussion at the Presbyterian
Church Last Night.

1 NhuFeu LAST NAEuts
The following is an abstract of the sub
ject discussed al the prayer-meeting IN
the Presbyterian Church last night, in
which the pastor said
A great many people are more concern
ed about the way by which sin entered
the world, than they are about its remov-
al from their own hearts. They reason
and speculate, and construct theories to
account for its entrance, and after they
have taken much time and pains. they get
nothing as satisfactory as the statements
of Gods word.
1t does not satisfy the human mind to
say that It entered the world by chance.
We have a remedial system every way
adopted to its cure and utter extirpation.
Chance Is not the origin of things the
most trivial, and surely cannot be Of the
introduction of evil, which has chang ed
the history of the world. God rules the
world, and chance has no place in His
wide domain.
1t does not satisfy the human mind to
ascribe the introduction of sin to fate
There are evidences of freedom, that are
wholly irreconcilable with this view of it,
We know too, that God was able TO
prevent its entrance. This He has done
among the good angels, among the saints
in glory, and, for aught we know, among
the inhabitants of other worlds.
Its origin is one of those mysteries that
we must believe, but cannot explain. The
apostasy of Satan and his angels is the
true origin of evil, and the facts concern
ing that have not been revealed.
What concerns us for more than its orr
gin is its removal. The question of great
est importance is, How may the guilt of
sin be pardoned. and the defilement of sin
! be cleansed
We see sin everywhere. Men have
travelled into all parts of the world, and
gone into the byways, and have not found
single spot that has not been cursed by
sin. They have not found community
or an individual, that was free from the
terrible effects of sin. Look where you
may you see it. Men in the most favored
circumstances are sinners. We may say
of them that they are sinners in virtue of
being human. Where you find human
beings you find sinners.
! Then when we think Of the vileness of
sin, we see that it is something that
should be avoided by each one of US.
When we see the tendency of sin to in
crease in our hearts, we see how danger
Gus it is. The first step that led to the
ed to be very small offence Troubles
many and grevious came upon David by
one sin. The decline of Solomon was
preceded by many offences against God.
Sin seems to be followed by certain neces-
sary consequences. 1t bears fruit of its
own kind. We cannot do wrong and es-
cape the consequences These are regret
remorse, sorrows of various kinds both
here and in the world to come When
we compare ourselves with the pure, spot
| less Son of God, when we see the ruin
that came upon the race, and when we
scewhat God requires in His word, we
know that we have gone very far from
God.
Then when we look at Gods remedy
| for sin, we see that nothing on earth can
compare with it. Learning will not re-
move the guilt and defilement Of SIM
Good works cannot avail. Many who are
talking about earning heaven, ought to
know that they cannot earn place here
by their good works. Money will not save
men from the consequences of sin. Some
of the greatest sinners are persons who
have the largest amounts of money.
Then there is no hope in the future
world for the finally impenitent. I'm
lessthere be many influences here
/ III THIS world TO turn men from
sin, they would sink deeper and deeper
into it. In the future world all these good
and holy influences will be removed, and
men will commence upon the experiences
of the lost world in worse plight than
they commenced the experiences Of this
werld. They are without any restraints,
and they have a nature that is dreadfullY
corrupted by sin.
And pain has no reformatory influence,
for the wicked angels have been suffering
longer than we can tel, and they are
wicked angels still, and will continue so
| forever.
Besides, viii God regard with more
favor the penitence of the sinner, if it
were possible in the future world, than He
does the life of His own dear Son, which
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